Open source projects, companies and business models have been with us for more than two decades now. There are business success stories around Linux, Hadoop, PostgreSQL, Apache Camel, and others that ...

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Developers love open source. In truth, many people outside of the professional software engineering cognoscenti are very fond of open source too, often optionally using a degree of open applications ...

Why open core software is bad for the FOSS movement. Nothing is inherently anti-business about Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). In fact, a number of different business models are built on top of ...

What is the difference between open source and open core, and is one better for your business than the other? Back in 2013, CMSWire asked a simple question of experts in the field: "Which is better, ...

Open-source software tools are increasing in popularity because of the multiple advantages they provide including lower upfront software and hardware costs, lower total-cost-of-ownership, lack of ...